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He said, "Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised". He was blaming women's appearance to be the reason that they get raped and that women should avoid dressing like sluts. Obviously, this comment offended women and especially victims of rape since he suggested that their appearance was the reason they got raped.

Every individual woman has their own style, but it is not a smart idea to dress too revealingly, because obviously men will be interested.

The comment the police officer made was very offending. Why would women have to change their style of clothing because men might 'jump' them in the streets, yet men can dress any way they want. However rape obivously doesn't occur on the streets and a man doesn't just suddenly chase a woman because she might wear a low cut top. A rapist wouldn't care what the woman is wearing, his target is a woman who doesn't think about where she is walking and when.

this article uses a lot of quotation marks to emphasis and also to make words sound sarcastic in some parts.

This is an interesting point. Can you give an example of where the writers may be using sarcasm or suggesting their opinions through they write?

Perhaps the quotation marks are placed around certain words because they are opinionated, such as "good" describing a girl, because there is no real definition of a good girl and the reader will define that adjective with their own experiences or thoughts.  The stereotype of a "good" girl may be different for everyone.

The point is, you can get raped at anytime, anywhere, wearing anything, and women will still be blamed for dressing provocatively. Men do NOT get the blame for their acts, but women get the blame for their way of acting. 

Just like the article said, I believe that being a victim of rape has nothing to do with your appearance. Dressing up more provocatively or like 'sluts' does not increase your chance of getting raped. Women should be able to wear what they want even if it were 'slutty'

I totally agree with this comment. Men never get to be blamed but women are blamed in many ways. I find women always being limited in their actions and even what they wear.

with the phrase "Men do NOT get the blame for their acts' do you mean the fact that a lot of sexual harassments are not reported? I agree that it is not fair to blame it on the victims' outfits especially because rapists look for power over the victims, not necessarily satisfaction of sexual desires. 

Virginia, I meant that even if a man rapes the woman, in this example, the woman was blamed for wearing clothes that "makes" the man want to rape her. The man is not blamed for his actions. 

I think that it depends on how you interpret the word 'slut'. Some people may find it more offensive than others. No matter what, I don't think anyone ought to call a woman slut without knowing her and what she spends her time on.

I feel that "slut" has strong negative impact when mentioned. I personally do not feel comfortable using this word even among friends. I agree to the point you made on the last sentence, but I also feel that you shoud not use it to friends unless it is a serious matter.

. It does makes some points about rape but over all it seems to be trying to say that this is a march about women trying to have the right to have their sexual freedom and bodily integrity. 

Yes this is close to being the same as my post the article is talking about women marching to not get called slut by just the way they look

I agree

On the contrary I think that these manifestations are trying to abolish the stereotype behind the word 'slut'. I think this is a way of helping teenage girls to overcome such nicknames and the complications that follow them. Of course a balance needs to be found because these protests cannot be an excuse for excessively promiscuous and irrespective behaviors. However, I believe that these marches are giving women the personal choice and freedom to consciously be "slovenly and promiscuous" and not be mistakenly defined so by society.   

Rape is not always about being sexually attracted to someone, but about power and control. Women are raped regardless what they are wearing and how they act, and so it therefore may be quite limited what society can do to correct this.

I think that's why the women are protesting against what the police officer said. People get raped wearing anything, really, and yet he told women to stop wearing "suggestive clothing" in order to avoid getting raped. 

Not wearing suggestive clothing won't help reduce rape. Rape happens anywhere, anytime and to anyone. When women had to dress from head to toe they were still raped - and still happens, also in Islamic countries where burkas are worn by women. Therefore rape isn't always about sexual attraction but about power and control.

Some women dress a certain way to attract men, but when this actually happens, they blame the man, which is sort of unfair, because they should watch out for themselves and for how they dress.

This sentence is saying that women should be allowed to dress the way they want without being called a slut by a man which is good because they should not be called a slut just because the way they dress

I agree. The same should also to apply to men because just like woman should have the rights to dress the way they want to and not be judged as a specific sex such as being "gay".

I agree that men shouldn't assume they're a slut just by how they dress.

, I think that the way a women dresses can attract unwanted attention, though I don't think that they can be blamed for the acts of someone else of them on them.  

I feel when a girl calls a girl a slut (friend or not) it doesn't mean a lot. But when a guy calls a girl a slut, that means something

I agree. However I do believe that when girls call each other 'sluts' it can have a more offensive intention behind it than just the friendly use of it. That's why I think people should avoid using it in general as it might strike some people as an insult.

I wonder if 2 girls are allowed to call each other sluts and not really mean it. Just like guys call each other "dicks".

Over the years we, men and women alike, have created a stereotype that we divine as slut. Slut is usually associated with women who dress up in revealing clothes and have multiple sex partners. Just because a woman dresses like a 'slut' it doesn't mean she 'acts' like a slut.

The stereotype towards the word "slut" is stated here that it is getting better but the writers think that through this "slutwalk" will make it worse and will give no big change.

Women could be raped unrelated from how they look like. There are many possible styles to wear clothings, but because the policeman used the word "slut" to explain that fashion, it made women feel offensed. Both the author of the article are female, so the article is from women's perspective supporting women.

I think calling a lady 'slut' can be insulting at times. Why insulting? Well, I've never had an opportunity to call a lady 'slut', I don't even intend to do so. There might be a lady who looks like one, but does't want to be treated like that. Yeah, that is a type of prejudice. I wouldn't say calling ladies sluts should be forbidden permanently. Edit: reworded :<

Why did you delete my comment? :/